9 Major Myths About the Middle Ages We Need to Forget ASAP!

• 11:53 pm September 17, 2020
• suhas

There is a general curiosity about how our fellow humans survived back in the day without the access to things we call necessities today! We all believe something or the other about life in the middle age! Its time we face the reality! Here is what you need to know!

Women had no rights

So this is a popular belief that women in the meddle age had no rights or barely had any! Yes, they weren't as free as the women are today but saying that they had no rights is untrue. Nevertheless, they helped their fathers and husbands in their trades and professions, and they could inherit and buy property or manage a household.

Knights were unfailingly noble and courteous

We have a great respect for knights and rightly so. They were brave and definitely the saviors! But were they as Noble and courteous as we think they were? Unfortunately, this was far from the truth. Often, the reality was that when knights weren't engaged in battle, they were on the rampage, terrorizing the population.

Columbus wanted to prove the world was round

No, he did not have to prove to the world that it was round. Through his journey, Columbus merely proved that the world was much bigger than people realized. That's it!

The Vikings wore horned helmets

Horned helmets were actually very impractical and uncomfortable to wear during a battle. This trend of them wearing horned helmets was popularized by Scandinavian artists in 19th century.

People only lived to the age of 30

We are made to believe that the average age of people in that age was 30 years which is untrue. There was an extremely high child mortality rate but once people crossed their childhood, they would live for 60 to 70 years!

People didn't wash

So for some reason, we have this myth that people back in the day did not wash at all. Of course, people weren't as clean in those days as we are now with our constant access to hot water. Nevertheless, all elements of the population washed every day, valued good hygiene, and kept away from those who stank.